Elias Crespin - Parallels

This is the first gallery solo exhibition of kinetic sculpture by Elias Crespin, with seven new suspended sculptures moving in space that create ethereal shadows.

Crespin's work consists of articulated and interconnected elements of metal or acrylic in geometric forms: circles, squares, and lines suspended from near invisible nylon threads.

These suspended elements move through the air, powered by the unseen rotations of hundreds of tiny motors in a choreography controlled by software of Crespin's creation, started with the click of an iphone or ipad.

The child of mathematicians, Elias Crespin grew up in Caracas, Venezuela. From an early age, he frequently visited the studio of his grandmother, the artist Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt), and her partner, the artist and designer Gerd Leufert, where the young Crespin was encouraged to experiment with different materials.

At the same time, the artist's technical inclinations led him to study Computer Science at Venezuela's Universidad Central in Caracas, where he delved into the fields of mathematics, graphics, and topographical formulas. After working for various software companies and then for his own consulting firm, he decided to dedicate his skills to art making.

Crespin currently lives and works in Paris, where he continues to develop and apply new technological methods towards his artistic production. Bridging the gap between technology and art, Crespin creates wire grid structures that are controlled by moving threads triggered by a computer program designed by the artist himself. In this way, his pieces appear to dance in the air as they adopt and morph into new forms and patterns.

Crespin's artworks are included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), TX; the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), Argentina; and El Museo del Barrio, NYC; as well as numerous other prestigious private collections.